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2025 Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region

2 Colleges in the New England Region
161 Urban Planning Degrees Awarded
$56,992 Avg Early-Career Salary
Urban & Regional Planning is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #183 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of urban & regional planning. Combined, these schools handed out 161 degrees in urban & regional planning to qualified students.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Urban Planning
Master's Degrees in Urban Planning
Doctor's Degrees in Urban Planning

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Urban & Regional Planning Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Urban & Regional Planning in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of urban planning degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Urban Planning

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in urban & regional planning. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a degree in urban & regional planning from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Every student pursuing a degree in urban & regional planning needs to take a look at Westfield State University. Westfield is a small public university located in the suburb of Westfield.

Graduates who receive their degree from the urban planning program earn about $32,802 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in urban & regional planning from Westfield State University

Best Urban & Regional Planning Colleges by State

Explore the best urban & regional planning colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 117
Connecticut 241 5
New Hampshire 210 17
Maine 202 9

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Urban & Regional Planning is one of 8 different types of Architecture & Related Services programs to choose from.

Urban Planning Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Urban & Regional Planning, General 161

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Architectural Sciences & Technology 784
General Architecture 386
Architecture (Other) 70
Environmental Design 64
Interior Architecture 62
Architectural History 58
Landscape Architecture 46
Real Estate Development 11

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